Etymology

publication

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Today it means: The act of publishing printed or other matter. Full definition →

Middle English publicacioun ← Old French publicacion ← Latin pūblicātiō
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  1. Latin · derived frompūblicātiō
  2. Old French · derived frompublicacion
  3. Middle English · inherited frompublicacioun
  4. English todaypublication

From Middle English publicacioun, from Old French publicacion, from Latin pūblicātiō. By surface analysis, public + -ation.

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